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Preview of the Clonmel 4 mile road race...

This 4 mile road race is organised on an annual basis by Clonmel Athletic Club on St.Stephen's Day...the 26th of December. Located in South Tipperary, it's within easy access of a lot of runners from the surrounding counties. It is 11 miles / 17 kms from the M8 Cork to Dublin motorway.

Closer in...

Directions...Coming from Cork / Limierck / M8 motorway..If you are coming from the west, you follow the signs for Waterford (N24) and take the relief road that goes around to the north of the town. Go through the Cashel roundabout and keep going east. As you approach the next roundabout, you'll see a sign showing Fethard to the left and Town Centre to the right....

Follow the signs for the town centre and take the 3rd exit on the Fethard Road Roundabout...

The road narrows as you cross a bridge over the railway line and then almost immediately, you take a left onto Thomas St...

Just keep following this road and soon, it changes to Dillon St. Eventually, you come to a road junction straight across from Clonmel Vocational School (behind the trees!) which is the race HQ...

Parking is available 300m away. Left at the junction and then straight away, a right...

The Suirside car park is about one hundred metres up this road on the left...

Directions coming from Waterford / Kilkenny.....If you are approaching from the east on the N24, stay left at the first roundabout and follow the signs for Town Centre and Clonmel.


You then drive through the next roundabout, past the Lidl store, past Dunnes Stores, through the roundabout at the Showgrounds Shopping Centre.........i.e. keep going straight. As as you begin to enter a more built up area with older style buildings, you turn left at the Clonmel Veterinary Clinic...

 

As per the earlier photo, parking is available up the road about 100m on the left.

Directions from Dungarvan......If you are approaching Clonmel on the R671 from the south-east, you will come to the Dungarvan Roundabout...

The town is signposted to the left but it's easier to stay south of the town and carry straight on.

Keep going until you come to the next roundabout and take a left there...

You cross over a bridge and about 50 metres further on, you'll see the entrance to the car park on the right.

Entries are usually at the local vocation school...see map...

The race course itself......

Overall......A reasonable course with one hilly section. Plenty of flat and fast sections as well....especially the run in towards the finish line. A race with a bit of everything....town and country......flat and hilly. Expect a reasonably fast time.

Race HQ